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Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 16/04/2009

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

News Briefing

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 16/04/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 16/04/2009

Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Gordon Gray.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 16/04/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 16/04/2009

News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

What do British farmers want from Europe? Charlotte Smith finds out, as their union leaders launch a manifesto in Brussels. And why is the Holstein dairy cow going out of fashion?

News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. 

When it comes to farming, the European Parliament has power - from the Common Agriculture Policy to tagging sheep and pollution controls. What happens on British farms is, to a large extent, dependent on MEPs, which is why leaders from Britain's farming unions are in Brussels to launch a farming manifesto for the upcoming European elections.

Today

Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day

Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including religious reflections from Thought for the Day at 0748

Today: 16/04/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 16/04/2009

Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

With Edward Stourton and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Presented by Sarah Montague and Edward Stourton.

Broadcaster and former Liberal MP Sir Clement Freud has died aged 84.

Richard Ashworth MEP says the blockade by French fishermen should be forcibly removed if necessary.

Douglas McWilliams, chief executive at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, explains the UK retail statistics.

Chris Morris reports on the long process of voting in the Indian elections.

Keith Vaz MP says he is confident that no minister was involved in the arrest of Damian Green.

Tom Feilden considers why so many fish are failing to make it back to rivers to spawn.

Thought for the day with the Reverend Angela Tilby, vicar of St Bene't's Church in Cambridge.

Shadow Minister David Willetts and Geoff Mulgan, of the Young Foundation, discuss the Office for National Statistics' annual survey on the state of the nation.

Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, says the police should never have been brought in to investigate Damian Green.

Stephen Fry remembers the varied and fascinating life of Sir Clement Freud, who has died aged 84.

Fishermen blockading the Channel ports of Calais and Dunkirk have suspended their action. P&O spokesman Chris Laming describes what is happening to holidaymakers and hauliers who still face disruption.

Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen and veteran Middle East peace negotiator Aaron Miller consider if the US special envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, stands any chance of making progress in the peace process.

Lorinda Sheasby, of Co-Operative Funeralcare, and BBC 6 Music presenter Chris Hawkins discuss the most popular choices for funeral songs. 

Matt Prodger investigates organised crime in Croatia.

Playwrights Trevor Wood and Ed Waugh discuss what they believe to be the greatest football story ever told, the story of the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, held in Turin in 1909.

Carol Reed's film The Third Man celebrates its 60th birthday this year. Journalist Harry Mount and Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw discuss the film voted the greatest ever British film by the BFI.

In Our Time

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.

In Our Time: Suffragism

Suffragism

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss suffragism, the movement for women's voting rights.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss suffragism, the movement for women's voting rights. Who championed it, who opposed it and how was universal female suffrage really achieved?

Melvyn Bragg and guests Krista Cowman, June Purvis and Julia Bush discuss suffragism, a name for the various movements to get the vote for women in the 19th and early-20th century. On the 4th June 1913 the Epsom Derby was underway. King George V was there watching his horse Anmer, ridden by Herbert Jones. Also watching was a young woman called Emily Davison. As the horses thundered towards the finish line, Emily Davison stepped through the barrier and threw herself in front of the King's horse and died of her injuries four days later. Davison was a suffragette, a campaigner for the woman's right to vote and her death is perhaps the most powerful image of that entire movement. Emmeline Pankhurst and her Suffragettes are famous for their militant campaign of suicide, violence and direct action, but Suffragism was a broader movement involving letter writing, reasoned argument, journalism and parliamentary petition - all played out across biology, medicine, law, psychology, politics and the military amidst the rising tide of democratic ideas.

Daily Service

Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

Daily Service: 16/04/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 16/04/2009

On pilgrimage in Assisi with the RSCM Millennium Youth.

Woman's Hour

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Woman's Hour: Phone In: Teenagers

Phone In: Teenagers

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Phone In: Teenagers

A phone-in on the subject of teenagers. Are teenagers really as bad as they are painted in the media? Is it fair to blame the parents for their children's behaviour?

Crossing Continents

Series focusing on foreign affairs issues

Crossing Continents: Croatia

Croatia

BBC Radio 4 - Crossing Continents, Croatia

Matt Prodger examines the effects of organised crime and corruption in Croatia.

Matt Prodger examines the effects of organised crime and corruption in Croatia, as the country stands on the brink of EU membership.

Matt Prodger examines the effects of organised crime and corruption in Croatia, as the country stands on the brink of EU membership. The execution-style assassination of a young woman, a car bomb explosion killing the country's most famous newspaper editor and journalists and businessmen being beaten in the streets are just some of the events that have rocked Croatia in recent months.

The Broken Melody

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Musician George Kennaway recalls the life of the 19th-century cellist Auguste van Biene.

Musician George Kennaway recalls the life of the 19th-century cellist Auguste van Biene, who was discovered while busking on the streets of London.

Musician George Kennaway recalls the life of the 19th-century cellist Auguste van Biene, who was discovered while busking on the streets of London and went on to play the lead in over 6,000 performances of just one play, The Broken Melody.

George, himself a cellist and who carries something of an obsession for this forgotten phenomenon, goes in search of his lost hero. It involves a family reunion at Golders Green Sephardic Cemetery, a once-in-a-century run through of this Victorian melodrama by a group of long-suffering friends, and some very dusty archives which reveal a self-publicist who would fit rather well into 21st century showbusiness.

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 16/04/2009

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 16/04/2009

National and international news and the shipping forecast.

The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.

You and Yours

You and Yours: 16/04/2009

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 16/04/2009

Consumer news and issues with Peter White.

Weather

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World at One

Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

World at One: 16/04/2009

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Costing the Earth

Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet

Costing the Earth: A Burning Solution

13/04/2009

A Burning Solution

BBC Radio 4 - Costing the Earth, A Burning Solution

Costing The Earth investigates the range of biomass heating schemes in the UK.

Burning woodchip can provide both heat and electricity. It is environmentally friendly: the carbon has already been captured by the tree as it has grown, and it is renewable, so has wood's time come?

Sales of wood burning stoves have rocketed over recent months. So much so that producers have struggled to meet demands. But could the latest 'must have' accessory for the style-concious householder be part of the solution in meeting our renewables targets?

Burning woodchip - or biomass - can provide both heat and electricity. It is environmentally friendly since the carbon has already been captured by the tree as it has grown and it is a renewable resource, so has wood's time come?

In this week's Costing The Earth we look at the range of biomass heating schemes in the UK – from small-scale wood-burning stoves that can effectively heat a home, to huge projects that are on the horizon: a massive biomass power station is planned at Port Talbot in South Wales. On the way we meet a bona fide environmental maverick in Barnsley where government renewable targets have been reached decades in advance.

We find out what the government is doing, if it really is green, and whether vast swathes of woodland would be chopped down to make an impact on our renewables target. And with the Port Talbot plant set to import a lot of the biomass from Canada, how sustainable is that project?

The Archers

An intense and gripping week of events unfolds in Ambridge. Listen to all the drama here.

The Archers: 15/04/2009

15/04/2009

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Nigel tells Emma they're really pleased to have her back working at Lower Loxley. Emma's pleased to be back too. She likes being busy but isn't sure she'll be as ambitious as before she had George.

Nigel calls at Jaxx. Kenton's feeling sorry for himself, having lost Emma. Nigel rubs it in but points out that he knows Kenton's already found a replacement waitress - Naomi.

Ed's off to meet Oliver and Malcolm, the land agent from the Tenant Farmers Association, to discuss Ed's business plan for Grange Farm. He and Emma agree the future's looking good - and it's thanks to Joe for giving Ed a loan.

Ed wants Mike to know what's going on before Mike sees the agent poking around. Mike's delighted to learn that Oliver's offered Ed the tenancy, and that Ed wants his working arrangement to stay the same. Mike thinks it's great that a Grundy will once more be running Grange Farm.

The meeting with Malcolm goes well. Ed tells Emma this is going to change their lives. Oliver's given them a future they can build on. He just hopes Malcolm gives it the thumbs up so they can go ahead.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama

Drama on 4: Christopher Douglas - Dolly

Christopher Douglas - Dolly

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The story of the controversial selection of Basil D'Oliveira for the England cricket team.

England cricketer Basil D'Oliveira wants to tour his native South Africa, but apartheid protectors say no. Stars Jude Akuwudike.

By Christopher Douglas, based on the real events surrounding the selection of Basil D'Oliveira for the England cricket team in the 1960s. 

Having emigrated to England and been called up to the national team, D'Oliveira's one unfulfilled ambition is to be selected to tour against his native South Africa. But the administrators of both South African and English cricket have other ideas. 

Directed by Roland Jaquarello.

Open Country

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of Britain

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles

Open Country: Herefordshire Eco-Community

11/04/2009

Herefordshire Eco-Community

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Helen Mark finds out about Canon Frome, an eco-community in Ledbury.

Helen Mark finds out if Canon Frome, an eco-community in Ledbury, could offer a solution to the challenges faced by those who wish to live sustainably outside of cities.

Living sustainably outside of cities and finding housing without building village suburbs are big problems for those wishing to live in rural landscapes. To buy the cheapest properties in counties such as Herefordshire you would have to borrow 9 or 10 times the average wage and the knock on effect is a far less diverse population.

In these troubled financial times Canon Frome Court hopes to offer a solution first made popular in the 70’s. It’s an organic rural farm community set up in a former school and Georgian Mansion which today houses 45 people young and old. This is the first time that the community have opened their doors to the media but as Helen Mark discovers when she meets the members there are few closed doors once inside.

Radio 4 Appeal

Highlighting a charity and appealing for donations. The presenters donate their time.

A weekly programme highlighting the work of a charity and appealing for donations. The presenters give their time without payment.

Radio 4 Appeal: St John's Catholic School for the Deaf

12/04/2009

St John's Catholic School for the Deaf

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Gabby Logan appeals on behalf of St John's Catholic School for the Deaf.

Gabby Logan appeals on behalf of St John's Catholic School for the Deaf. Donations to this appeal should be sent to Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal; please mark the back of your envelope St John's School. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Or give via the website.

The school will use your money to buy amplification equipment and musical instruments for pupils. If you are a UK taxpayer, please provide St John's School with your full name and address so they can claim the Gift Aid on your donation worth another 25 per cent. The online and phone donation facilities are not currently available to listeners without a UK postcode.

Registered Charity No: 529319.

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: Alan Howard Reads

Afternoon Reading: Alan Howard Reads: Episode 2: Marriage Lines

Episode 2

Episode 2: Marriage Lines

Alan Howard Reads

Marriage Lines

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By Julian Barnes. A return to the island of Barra brings back memories of decades past.

By Julian Barnes. A return visit to the island of Barra brings back memories of decades past, holidays and young love. Read by the veteran actor.

The popular veteran actor reads specially commissioned short stories.

A return visit to the island of Barra brings back memories of decades past, holidays and young love.

By Julian Barnes.

The popular veteran actor reads a series of specially commissioned short stories

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion: Episode 9: Men in Uniform - Nation and Empire Resplendent

Episode 9

Episode 9: Men in Uniform - Nation and Empire Resplendent

Men in Uniform - Nation and Empire Resplendent

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion, Men in Uniform - Nation and Empire Resplendent

Not always for camouflage, 19th-century uniforms were vibrant and flattering.

Not always for camouflage, 19th-century uniforms were vibrant and flattering. Fashion's military love affair continues today.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen tells the story of dandyism and male peacockery through the ages

Open Book

Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books

Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books, talking to authors and publishers and unearthing lost classics

Open Book: A Nature Writing Special including the work of Horatio Clare, John Stewart Collis and Gerald Durrell

A Nature Writing Special including the work of Horatio Clare, John Stewart Collis and Gerald Durrell

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, A Nature Writing Special including the work of Horatio Clare, John Stewart Collis and Gerald Durrell

Mariella Frostrup presents a celebration of nature writing.

Mariella Frostrup presents a celebration of nature writing with guests including Horatio Clare, the author of a new book tracing the annual migration of swallows.

Material World

Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines

Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines. Each week, scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects

Material World: 16/04/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Material World, 16/04/2009

Quentin Cooper samples the delights of the Edinburgh International Science Festival.

Quentin Cooper talks from Edinburgh International Science Festival about carbon capture and storage, insect robots and the life of John Maddox, former editor of the journal Nature.

Quentin Cooper talks from the Edinburgh International Science Festival. 

The world's first retro-fitted carbon capturing coal-fired power station will soon begin operating in France. Stuart Haszeldine, head of the Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage, talks about the realities of scrubbing, sequestering and and whether Britian might be falling behind.

Barbara Webb of Edinburgh University's School of Informatics talks about her work building and studying robot insects. A robotic cricket can teach us a lot about how to make better robots, but also how insects must actually work. 

Quentin also looks at the life of John Maddox, whose unorthodox approach to editing the journal Nature arguably changed the face of modern science.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines

PM: 16/04/2009

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 16/04/2009

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 16/04/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 16/04/2009

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.

4 Stands Up

Stand-up comedy show featuring big names from the circuit

4 Stands Up: Series 3: Episode 3

Episode 3

Series 3

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Chris Addison introduces Josh Howie, Lee Nelson and Alun Cochrane.

Chris Addison with another trio of comedy movers and shakers – Josh Howie, Lee Nelson and Alun Cochrane. From April 2009.

Chris Addison hosts the stand-up comedy series.

Featuring some of the top names on the circuit.

With:

Josh Howie
Lee Nelson
Alun Cochrane

Producer: Sam Michell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.

4 Stands Up: Series 3

The Archers: 16/04/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 16/04/2009

It's Helen's party and she'll cry if she wants to.

Brian drops some drinkers off for Tom. As per Peggy's instructions, Brian's showing he's prepared to bury the hatchet. Brian doesn't particularly agree with the wetland system but he chats to Tony about it. He also mentions Annette, who's spent the morning with Alice. Tony reckons Brian's just got too much time on his hands.
 
Annabelle feels Borchester Land is paralysed while Matt and Chalkman stubbornly cling on. They'll get Matt out, one way or another, and she thinks Brian should consider replacing him as Chair.  After plenty of flattery, Brian admits he's not opposed to the idea. Annabelle will sound out the other board members' feelings - discreetly.

It's Helen's birthday. She and Annette have supper with Pat and Tony, who fire questions at Annette. Apart from expressing a keenness for Tom, she gives little away. Out in the kitchen, Helen angrily asks Pat to stop the interrogation. Pat insists they're only thinking of her - Annette can't stay forever on a freebie. Helen tells her it's none of their business. She believes they're still trying to push Greg under the carpet as if he didn't exist.  Helen drags Annette off - she's had enough so they're going home.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.

Front Row

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

Front Row: 16/04/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, 16/04/2009

With John Wilson. Musician Christy Moore, author Philipp Meyer, William Blake exhibition.

Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. Irish musician Christy Moore on his new album; author Philipp Meyer on his novel American Rust; Sarah Dunant on new film Good.

Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.

Named as Ireland's greatest living musician in RTE's People of the Year Awards 2007, folk singer-songwriter Christy Moore is best known for his political and social commentary. He discusses his latest album, Listen. 

Based on the stage play by CP Taylor, Good examines the rise of fascism in 1930s Germany and stars Viggo Mortensen as a bookish professor who finds himself unwillingly and unwittingly swept up in the policies of the Nazi party. Novelist and critic Sarah Dunant reviews the film.

Author Philipp Meyer discusses American Rust, his debut novel, set in a decaying Pennsylvania steel town, and the inspiration he took from his childhood in Baltimore.

As the Tate Britain recreates William Blake's critically panned one-man exhibition from 1809, John Wilson visits the gallery to discover where it went wrong two centuries ago.

15 Minute Drama

Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

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